New Life, New Task: I'll Be A Mom Then!!!

"Even so… we cannot say the thing about Big Brother Kayden's mother being 'my' surrogate mom is not definite. But the Leprechaun firmly believed that I am the only true blood asani alive." Eli was actually afraid that this theory would scare both Kayden and Leon.

After all, the idea of conceiving someone else's child was quite impossible in their age and era.

Leon frowned and asked, completely confused, "Why so?"

"That was because the Leprechaun could only provide theories about what could have happened, with his information only gotten through the earth fairies that witnessed certain events, he could only analyze the pieces of information about everything." Eli reminded them.

Kayden and Leon had the calmest expressions on their faces, but Eli knew that their hearts were now in turmoil.

It is about Kayden's parents…

It is about Elise's origin…

As well as the future of everyone in Prasinos.

After a long moment of silence, as the room was filled with the orange gloom of the sunset, Leon looked at Eli once again.

His eyes carried a deep layer of acknowledgment, of a burden and responsibility, "Is there anything else we need to know?"

Eli sighed and nodded, she looked at the two men once again. Unknowingly, they have become the strongest pillar of support she had in her journey in Prasinos.

One is her lover, a steadfast pillar of support and the anchor of her emotions.

One stood as her brother, the person who took her patiently and acknowledged her ever-eccentric thinking.

"In this book, the Leprechaun firmly believed that the only Asani bloodline living was from me. Therefore the only people with the real asani bloodline would be me and Little Han."

"Even so… why would the Leprechaun believe that you and Little Han were the last Asanis and that the enemy was unable to succeed in 'creating' another one?" Above all this, Kayden was still unconvinced about the evidence of Eli and her son being the only Asani's alive.

"According to the fairies who witnessed the people responsible for the kidnapping of Big Brother's parents, the first thing they looked for was the preserved egg cell and sperm from the ring. Which was as you said, no longer present in the ring by the time it came to your possession." Eli replied.

Then she looked at the two and continued, "Moreover there was something he also told me in this book that has to be done immediately…"

Leon and Kayden lifted their heads, meeting Eli's eyes.

"The Leprechaun said that the fairies have come to discover something more in the Portia Valley… the old village of the Asanis.

But they could not enter the place.

When he looked at the records, he discovered that there was no such place as the fairies have described, and so he concluded that there might be something like a barrier against intrusion in that place.

He also wrote that I might be able to get past that barrier and see for myself what that place has in store for me."

"That would be too dangerous… We do not know if that place would have traps as well." Leon did not need to hear from Eli that she needed to go, but his heart was again full of fear, especially when she suffered a lot the last time he allowed her in the front lines, confronting the fake paladin and the pope.

"Let's not decide for it hastily. Besides, even if we wanted to go, we have to ask for the Emperor's permission." Leon added.

Eli did not protest, Kayden also remained silent.

After Eli told them most of the things they needed to hear, she took the book and let Kayden read its contents.

There was some information about his parents in the book, unfortunately, it could only be opened now, and they were unable to find out about it sooner.

Eli was also afraid that Kayden would resent the Leprechaun who only took out this information after so many years. She did not want Kayden to be shrouded by such darkness, especially when she knew that all he did was research and study for the greater good of people.

Leon felt Eli's worries but he did not say anything.

"Eli, my love. It's getting dark but I am afraid that I still need to talk to Kayden for a bit longer. May I ask you to fetch Little Han in my stead?" He asked Eli with a coaxing tone.

Eli nodded and got Leon's intentions. She smiled and left after saying goodbye. She hoped that Leon would help Kayden breeze through the news that surely shook his entire being.

"What are your thoughts?" It was rare for Leon to become someone who would offer advice to his best friend.

Since they have known each other, it was always Kayden who would tell him advice and listen to his emotional outbreaks.

From the time he was thrown to the battlefield at an early age, and the nights when he had to run to Kayden's place because he was severely injured.

From the time that he had to take such a difficult decision to break his morals to save Elise.

Kayden has been there.

Now it was Kayden's turn to have him at this moment.

He knew all along, that despite the dedication Kayden had for medicine and research, he was still a broken person because of his parent's loss.

They were already almost in their 30s yet Kayden was still struggling. His passion for medicine and research was the only one to keep him distracted all these years.

Watching him create his own bubble, Leon allowed the riverfort crew and Eli to be with him even so. He became especially bright when Little Han was born.

However, the wounds were still there and it is being exposed out in the open.

Leon could see from the trembling of his friend's shoulders the longing he had for his parents.

"All these years, I have given up finding the truth about them. That all I need is closure for what happened to them all these years." Finally, his friend chose to talk and let out his feelings.

Kayden's voice was trembling, which Leon hadn't heard for a while apart from his mourning about Elise's passing.

"I have been happy these days because I felt more fulfilled than I have ever been in Riverfort. But I did not know that hearing something about my parents still had this effect on me."

Kayden's eyes were filled with the pain that only ever emerged when he found out that Elise had died.

"Leon… now I could not help but think that I have no ability after all. If the Leprechaun's theory is true, then not only did I fail to protect Elise as my sister, but my parent's very own legacy…" The guilt that he thought he had already let go of before was now exposed once again.

Kayden felt another layer of the wound being etched in his heart.

Guilt, helplessness, confusion, and longing. Not only for his parents but for Elise who could now possibly be his sister if she was cultivated in his mother's womb.

"Your parent's legacy did not die, Elise's legacy did not die either, because Little Han is alive and well. The heavens looked upon you and sent Eli here… to continue both their legacies."

Leon knew that more than the fact that Kayden might resent the Leprechaun for only telling this information now, Kayden was tortured by these facts that he mentioned.

"Leon… I want to know what happened to my parents. I want to know how they really got the ring… before I assumed that it came from the Spectre since they were the ones who went after them, but now reading this information, they might have been involved in something deeper." Kayden's reddened eyes looked at his friend with determination.

"I want to resolve this feeling that burdens me now. I buried it for more than twenty years… Would I be selfish if I insisted on finding out about them?" He asked with a somewhat childish tone when his eyes were already wet with tears as his voice quivered in sorrow.

"Now you weren't… Kayden you deserve to know the truth." Leon told him what he truly felt.

He did not mind if by saying so, Kayden would just disappear in these crucial times to get what he wanted, but even so, he wanted to help his friend not leave him alone to solve the matter. "But where do you start?"

"Portia Valley, I need to go there at all costs," Kayden replied.

"But you know that almost everything there was cleaned up. Nothing remained there except for the tomb… and the secret place that the Elder Leprechaun mentioned." Leon frowned, while he supported Kayden's decision, he did not want him to go in circles.

"Even so, I need to…" Kayden's expression broke once again, another set of hot searing tears rolled down his cheeks as he brushed his hands on his hair.

"My dear friend, what should I do now? I am starting to hope that my parents might still be alive...." Kayden muttered between his heartbreaking sobs.